Sunday, January 20, 2013

Lemon Yogurt Mousse—Healthy, Fat Free and Low Carb

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I found a great healthy, fat free, low carb, but-still-perfectly-sweet and tasty treat! The recipe for this is in the January/February 2013 issue of Food Network Magazine. Still trying to cut way back on sugar and eat less carbohydrates, I was happy to find this and couldn’t wait to try it out.

I made mine even better (for me) by using nonfat Greek yogurt (the magazine suggests low-fat). Use could use whatever Greek yogurt you like. My favorite is the nonfat plain Fage yogurt. This is perfectly tart and lemony and just sweet enough and although Greek yogurt is already high in protein it is kicked up even more in this mousse with egg whites.

You can sprinkle a little crumbled shortbread cookies on it, as I did just because the recipe suggests it.

But what I like even more (and is healthier) is a little homemade granola on top. I also put a few blueberries on one (but didn’t get a picture of it.)

In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, whisk the egg whites, salt and sugar until the sugar is dissolved. When the sugar has dissolved, remove the bowl from the heat and transfer the mixture to a mixer. Beat until stiff peaks form.

Fold in the yogurt, lemon zest and lemon juice. Chill for a couple hours. Makes 4 servings. When ready to serve, put the mixture in a piping bag and pipe in to serving dishes (optional, but pretty). ;) Serve with crumbled shortbread cookies or granola and/or blueberries or raspberries!

11 comments:

You beat me to it! I spotted this in the food network mag too and it's on the top of my to-try list but I'm going to dare to try to make it sugar-free, using stevia. I'm scared b/c I think the sugar might stabilize the eggwhites to keep them from deflating but we'll see. Your photos are wonderful and your addtiion of granola couldn't have been better.